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2. On the evaporation of Wines, Alcohol, and other fluids by means 



of bladders. By M. Scemmering of Munich, . 165 



3. On the employment of Iodine as a Dye, . . 166 



4. Account of M. GersdorfF's raanufactiu-e of Packfong, . 1 67 



XXVI. ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS AND MEMOIRS, 169 



1. Specimen Geographiae Physicae Comparativse. Auctore Dr Joach. 

 Fhed. Schouw, in Universitate Hauniensi Botanices Prof. Cum 

 Tab. Lithograph. 3. Hauniae, 1828. Pp. 65 —Specimen of 

 Comparative Physical Geography. By Dr Joach. Fred. 

 Schouw, Professor of Botany in the University of Copenhagen. 

 With three Lithographic Plates. Copenhagen, 1828, . ib. 



XXVII. PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES, ... 177 



1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, . ib. 



2. Proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of the Useful 

 Arts in Scotland, . . . . . ib. 



3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 178 



4. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, . . 179 



XXVIII. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE, . . 180 



I. NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. 



Astronomy.— -1. New Solar Tables, with Professor Airy and Professor Bes- 

 sel's corrections. 2. Professor Struve's new observations on Saturn *s Ring. 

 3. Professor Struve's new measurements of Jupiter and his Satellites. 4. 

 Encke's Comet. 5. On the constant of the aberration of Light, 180 182 



Optics — 6, Large Polyzonal burning Lens, . . . 182 



Magnetism. — 7* Professor Hansteen's Magnetic Journey, . ib. 



Electro-Magnetism — 8. Law of the Phenomena attributed to Magne- 

 tism in Motion. By M. Saigey, . . . 183 



II. chemistry. 

 9. Professor Erman on the phenomena of liquefaction in different bodies, ib. 



III. NATURAL HISTORY. 



Mineralogy. — 10. Weissite, a New Mineral Species. 11. Analysis of the 

 Hisingerite or Silicate of Iron from Riddarhyttan in Sweden. 12, Ana- 

 lysis of the Thraulite or Silicate of Iron from Bodenmais in Bavaria. 13. 

 Seleniuret of Silver found in Seleniuret of Lead. 14. Hydrate of Silex. 

 15. Quartz crystals containing Anthracite Coal and Liquids. 16. Large 

 crystal of Beryl. 17* Anfansgrunde der Mineralogie. Elements of Mi- 

 neralogy for the use of Students. By William Haidinger. 18. 

 Handbuch der Mineralogie, Manual of Mineralogy. By Professor Haus- 

 MANN, . . . . 184 — 185 



Geology. — 19. Account of theexplosion of Slickensides. By White Wat- 

 son, F. L. S. 20. Date of Volcanic Agency in Auvergne, . 186 



Zoology. — 21. Mammalia, .... 187 



XXIX. List of Patents granted in Scotland since March 26, 1829, 188 



XXX. Celestial Phenomena, from July 1st to November 1st, 1829, ib. 



